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FY 2005 - 2006 Great Lakes National Program Office Funding Guidance
!! Submission period is now closed !!
Table of Contents
Funding Announcement
Overview
- Funding Opportunity Description
- Award Information
- Eligibility and Matching
- Application and Submission, including Examples from Previous Years
- Application Review, including General Criteria, Review Process, Schedule
- Award Administration
- Agency Contacts
- Other Information
Overview
Federal Agency Name: Environmental Protection Agency,
Great Lakes National Program Office
Funding Opportunity Title: USEPA Great Lakes National Program
Office FY2005-2006 Funding Guidance
Announcement Type: Initial Announcement
Funding Opportunity Number: GL2005-1
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 66.469
Dates: For further information, see Section IV. The deadline
for submissions is 8:00 AM Central time, Tuesday morning, May 31,
2005. Submission period
is closed. If you do not have the capability to submit electronically,
please contact Michael Russ [(312) 886-4013 /
russ.michael@epa.gov]
for information on how you may apply under this announcement.
Funding Opportunity Description: A total estimated amount of
up to $4,692,000, for 40 to 100 projects, may be awarded under this
announcement for furthering protection and cleanup of the Great
Lakes ecosystem. Projects must address Pollution Prevention and
Toxics Reduction; Habitat (Ecological) Protection and Restoration,
including Habitat Conferences and Printing; Emerging or Strategic
Issues, including Invasive Species; Remedial Action Plan (RAP)
Priorities; or Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) Priorities.
How to submit: Use PSS2005 software available from
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/2005guid/. Go to this website and register with us now to keep informed about
our funding process. See Section IV for further information on how
to apply.
Changes from previous Funding Guidances include:
- Contaminated Sediments funding information is available from Marc Tuchman [(312) 353-1369 / tuchman.marc@epa.gov], not this Funding Guidance. For Great Lakes Legacy Act funding for Contaminated Sediments, contact Marc or see: http://www.epa.gov/grtlakes/fund/glf.html.
- Apply in the “RAP Priority” topic for Habitat projects advancing de-listing in Areas of Concern.
- Apply in the Emerging or Strategic Issues topic for Invasive Species projects.
- EPA Order 5700.7 on Environmental Results in grants <http://www.epa.gov/ogd/grants/award/5700.7.pdf> requires greater specificity for proposed environmental results. Applicants will be evaluated on their plans for measuring progress against outcomes and outputs. See Sections I and IV.
- The Specific Criteria for topic areas has been moved to Section V. Applicants should ensure their submission addresses both the Specific and General Criteria.
- Greater specificity from applicants regarding their administrative and programmatic capability to manage awards is required as a result of EPA Order 5700.8 <http://www.epa.gov/ogd/grants/award/5700_8.pdf> See Section V. See Section VI regarding additional requirements for non-profit applicants recommended for funding.
- Lake Team reviews, previously the third step of the GLNPO review process, will not be conducted due to EPA’s Policy for Competition of Assistance Agreements, Order 5700.5A1. <http://www.epa.gov/ogd/competition/5700_5A1.pdf>